This review is from: Microsoft Arc Wireless USB Keyboard for PC and Xbox 360 (Electronics)
I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD!
With the greatest of respect to Microsoft… I didn’t think I would ever see a keyboard that is so aesthetically pleasing, elegant, practical, and well designed come out of the Microsoft stable – yet the MS ARC is all of these.
Context: I am a technical artist and illustrator, and I AM very picky, okay fussy about the form and function of the hardware/software I use.
I wanted ONE master keyboard to use with my many systems (Mac’s and PC’s), and yet smaller, wireless, functional and yet more visually pleasing than my other previous very functional yet clunky examples.
The Microsoft ARC keyboard is all of these, and the keyboards shape works beautifully in three dimensions, all the keys are where they need to be, and seem to fall naturally under the finger tips – I am sure this didn’t happen by accident.
Bottom right is a ‘cursor’ key where it is possible to navigate: up, down, left and right using just the one ‘normal sized’ key – now this is genius!
The travel length of each key is about 3mm, but it is easily possible to touch type, and without the clunky/clicky sounds that accompany many keyboards.
Installation: well I plugged in the tiny USB wireless dongle, and the keyboard worked first time with no hassles using: XP Pro, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, and Windows 7… I didn’t bother even unpacking the supplied software CD.
Very, very happy with this keyboard, and will probably get another as a backup
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This review is from: Microsoft Arc Wireless USB Keyboard for PC and Xbox 360 (Electronics)
I recently purchased this keyboard for my desktop and to use in my living room when I stream movies through to my TV.
Solid performance, no issues with connectivity all in all a great keyboard.
No problems using the directional arrow keys mentioned in some reviews (i custom built my own gaming rig and have had no issues using it when needed).
Plug and play setup – simply plug in dongle and you’re away.
PROS: – Compact size but easy to type with. – Good wireless strength. – Looks very sleek & modern (even though its a microsoft product?!). – battery powered (only had it a couple of weeks and regularly forget to turn it off at night and havn’t had to replace yet)
CONS: – No caps lock light – Doesn’t auto turn off if unused but very low power use anyway.
Summary: If you need a stylish light wireless keyboard with good functionality I would recommend this product.
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I needed a small, light, wireless keyboard to support my laptop that was sitting on a deep desk. This is just what I was looking for. It is very well made, a no-brainer to set up (on windows 7) and has a very nice feel to it. The keys are slightly smaller than I would have liked but I can manage and it’s certainly not hard to type. All and all a great product if you need something small and wireless.
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I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD!,
I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD!
With the greatest of respect to Microsoft… I didn’t think I would ever see a keyboard that is so aesthetically pleasing, elegant, practical, and well designed come out of the Microsoft stable – yet the MS ARC is all of these.
Context: I am a technical artist and illustrator, and I AM very picky, okay fussy about the form and function of the hardware/software I use.
I wanted ONE master keyboard to use with my many systems (Mac’s and PC’s), and yet smaller, wireless, functional and yet more visually pleasing than my other previous very functional yet clunky examples.
The Microsoft ARC keyboard is all of these, and the keyboards shape works beautifully in three dimensions, all the keys are where they need to be, and seem to fall naturally under the finger tips – I am sure this didn’t happen by accident.
Bottom right is a ‘cursor’ key where it is possible to navigate: up, down, left and right using just the one ‘normal sized’ key – now this is genius!
The travel length of each key is about 3mm, but it is easily possible to touch type, and without the clunky/clicky sounds that accompany many keyboards.
Installation: well I plugged in the tiny USB wireless dongle, and the keyboard worked first time with no hassles using: XP Pro, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, and Windows 7… I didn’t bother even unpacking the supplied software CD.
Very, very happy with this keyboard, and will probably get another as a backup
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|Great Product – Highly Recommended,
I recently purchased this keyboard for my desktop and to use in my living room when I stream movies through to my TV.
Solid performance, no issues with connectivity all in all a great keyboard.
No problems using the directional arrow keys mentioned in some reviews (i custom built my own gaming rig and have had no issues using it when needed).
Plug and play setup – simply plug in dongle and you’re away.
PROS:
– Compact size but easy to type with.
– Good wireless strength.
– Looks very sleek & modern (even though its a microsoft product?!).
– battery powered (only had it a couple of weeks and regularly forget to turn it off at night and havn’t had to replace yet)
CONS:
– No caps lock light
– Doesn’t auto turn off if unused but very low power use anyway.
Summary:
If you need a stylish light wireless keyboard with good functionality I would recommend this product.
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|Exactly what I needed,
I needed a small, light, wireless keyboard to support my laptop that was sitting on a deep desk. This is just what I was looking for. It is very well made, a no-brainer to set up (on windows 7) and has a very nice feel to it. The keys are slightly smaller than I would have liked but I can manage and it’s certainly not hard to type. All and all a great product if you need something small and wireless.
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